EDC 430: October 22, 2007: Class 7 - Using Technology to Teach Science

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Please Bring Your Laptop to Class

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Due today:

• Demonstration Lessons Here
• Observations/Reflection #2.

Overview

Last week, we worked together to begin planning our demonstration lessons. This week, you read about two teachers' use of portable technology to support classroom inquiry. Tonight you will explore, analyze, and share some technological tools aimed at enhancing science learning.

Learning Goals

By the end of this week, you should be able to

• describe unique features that some learning technologies can bring to science teaching.
• describe software environments and discuss their unique features.
• discuss the challenges and benefits of using technologies in schools.

Agenda

Warmup/Announcements

• Save the Date: RIASCD Preservice Teachers Conference in February.
• Today we talk about technology. How have you seen technology used in the classes you are observing?

What are we seeing in our classrooms?

• What concerns are you having that we should address?

Technology Explorations

• Why is it important to include the use of technology in science education?
• What are some ways that technology can be used?
• Technology Exploration: Using Netlogo to Understand Equilibrium/Invasion
  • 1. Download Netlogo to your computer from here: http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/download.shtml
  • 2. Download the following model files:

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L9_Model_9.1.nlogo

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Demonstration Lesson Redux: What do Students Take Away?

• What are student doing while you're talking? What record will they of the lesson?
• What were some features of the worksheet from the Netlogo activity?
• Work in pairs to begin a student worksheet that serves as a record/activity for each of your lessons.
• Post the finished worksheets and link them to your lesson plans before next Monday.

If time permits...

Introduction of Inquiry Lesson Assignment.

• The description of the inquiry lesson assignment is here:
  

  InquiryLessonAssignment.pdf
  

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• Write your inquiry lessons here .

For Next Class - 10/29

• Reading:
  • Chapter 6 in NSES - Content Standards (especially the first section on inquiry.)
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    Novak et al 2001Small.pdf
    

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• Post:
  • Demo lesson worksheet. (Upload as a Word file and link to your demo lesson plan )
  • Second article review
  • Observations/Reflection #3